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Re:Tesla's 'Autopilot' Will Make Mistakes. Humans Will Overr... by protomyth on Sunday July 03, 2016 @09:54PM (#12028549)
Maybe I'm a little clueless on how radar works, but how would something that is lower than a car's height be mistaken for something as distant as a overhead sign?
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Re:Tesla's 'Autopilot' Will Make Mistakes. Humans Will Overr... by agildehaus on Monday July 04, 2016 @12:38AM (#12028905)
I would assume the forward radar isn't capable of seeing anything past a foot or two off the ground.

I suppose I don't really know, but that was Elon's answer to "why didn't the radar see it?"

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Re:Tesla's 'Autopilot' Will Make Mistakes. Humans Will Overr... by protomyth on Monday July 04, 2016 @09:13AM (#12030523)
tweet: "Radar tunes out what looks like an overhead road sign to avoid false braking events"

That's what puzzles me. I don't get how overhead road signs can be a problem, and it couldn't detect something at car height. Its just really odd.

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